High resolution microscopy of directed self assembly of colloidal particles.

This project deals with the development of new strategies using a bottom-up approach in the design of colloidal materials, using the concept of directed self-assembly and achieve this by using either parchy particles or particles with an anisotropic shape. Moreover this project aims to further develop and push experimental techniques for the study of the real space dynamics of colloidal systems. The combined expertise of the participating groups should enables us to visualize and quantify the dynamics of the intrinsic (chemistry induced) directed assembly, and in a second place to study the changes induced by flow fields on such suspensions. This objective requires us to further develop fluorescence microscopy techniques such as STED and PALM and confocal microscopy in combination with miniaturized flow cels.

Keywords:Colloids, Nanoparticles, High resolution optical microscopy, Rheology

Disciplines:Ceramic and glass materials, Materials science and engineering, Semiconductor materials, Other materials engineering, Applied mathematics in specific fields, Catalysis and reacting systems engineering, Chemical product design and formulation, General chemical and biochemical engineering, Process engineering, Separation and membrane technologies, Transport phenomena, Other (bio)chemical engineering